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My telephone extension cable is Blue/Brown/Orange/Green. (Solid colours - no stripes) What colours in the new cable were each of these replaced by?

You would have the same problem if you were using laminate. How can you say the product is rubbish when you don't know what it is?

I had a rad leak which messed up my wooden floor. The section that needs relacing has the tongue facing away from the wall. The problem is I have rad pipes coming out of the wall so i can't raise the last board enough to click it into place. The only thing I can think of doing is trimming...

I have an unvented system. I have just spoken to the plumber and he has advised me that the towel rails are plumbed in off the primary flow / return , so they get hot every time the boiler fires - weather it is for the central heating or the hot water. I have yet to test this by turning off the...

So 3500 btu's isn't enough to heat a 2.5m x 2.5m bathroom?

I just had a new bathroom installed and bought towel rails big enough to heat the room (no rads fitted in the room). I have now discovered the pumber has connected the towel rails to the hot water system , not the central heating system. Is this correct?? - Its not much use to me as I...

Its definitely the transformer making the noise , not a vibration. The face plate is metal and is warm. Should I be worried about it getting warm?

Its from the "Chelsea" range at TLC. Not sure of the actual manufacturer

I've had a new dual voltage shaver socket installed and it constantly hums. Is this normal? - Its driving me nuts.

Thanks for all the advice , much appreciated.

Assuming I use the black as the neutral , when I run the feed from the CU would it be frowned upon if I used the same 3 core (I've a big roll of it!!!) and snipped the grey at the CU and first alarm?

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When connecting the above I need to use 3 core and earth 1mm cable. I have bought the new colour cable (Black/Brown/Grey) - the question is what colour should I use for: 1) Live 2) Neutral Thanks.

I have turned spindles - whats are the correct tools and procedures for painting them , to get in all the tight corners and without covering the underneath of the bannister in paint?

Thanks.

My floor boards have gaps and slight uneveness from being lifted and relayed. Before the carpet goes down I was thing about laying a hardboard or plywood. All rooms to be done will be bedrooms. Which shall I go for and what thickness? Also will it have to be secured to the floor...

Thanks for the replies - both very helpful.

I thought I read somewhere that telephone and power cable should not be run in the same conduit - they should be spaced a min of 50mm apart. Can someone confirm if this is correct. Thx.

I didn't want to go down the glue route as I used gripfill in the past and the house smelt for ages. I'm doing my childs room and don't want the fumes in there for days on end.

What are the correct nails (length, profile) to use to nail skirting to a solid brick wall?